The World Sumo Championships are coming up on October 12-13 in Osaka, Japan. Team USA's representative in the openweight division will be Robert Fuimaono, who won gold at the US Sumo Nationals 2019 to earn his spot. Robert typically competes in heavyweight, but Roy Sims edged him out in an amazing best of three series... Continue Reading →
Well before the Nagoya Basho, the 13th Texas Classic Sumo Tournament occurred on May 18th in San Antonio, Texas, and it was hosted by the Texas sumo king, Tom Zabel. I had been trying to get information about the results, and amateur sumo all-star, Justin Kizzart, was able to provide some information to NorthAmericanSumo.com. This... Continue Reading →
If you read NorthAmericanSumo.com last week or follow me on Twitter, then you know that I absolutely loved attending the recent Big Easy Sumo Camp (Winter 2018), which was hosted by Welcome Mat Sumo NOLA Edition. The camp was ran by André Coleman and Cody Stout, both of which have ample martial arts and sumo... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago, I made a post about the Lone Star Sumo 12th Annual Texas Classic, which was held in San Antonio, Texas. In the post, I mentioned that I wasn't able to obtain any video footage of the matches. Well, given that Cornelius Booker competed in the event, I should have guessed that he... Continue Reading →
The Lone Star Sumo 12th Annual Texas Classic was held last weekend on October 13th in San Antonio, Texas. The organizer of the event, Tom Zabel, is well known in North American sumo circles, and he has done great things to encourage the growth of sumo in the United States. He hosts many sumo events... Continue Reading →
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